My Perfect Console with Simon Parkin

A podcast by Simon Parkin - Tuesdays

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Technology

115 Episodes

  1. Best of 2024 (Part 2).

    Published: 1/14/2025

  2. Best of 2024 (Part 1).

    Published: 1/7/2025

  3. Console of the Year Award (2024).

    Published: 12/31/2024

  4. Game of the Year 2024 (ft. Glenn Moore).

    Published: 12/24/2024

  5. G. T. Karber, crime writer, Murdle.

    Published: 12/17/2024

  6. Billy Basso, game-maker, Animal Well.

    Published: 12/10/2024

  7. Correspondence Special #5: The Best Video Game SFX?

    Published: 12/5/2024

  8. Jordan Mechner, creator of Prince of Persia.

    Published: 12/3/2024

  9. Andy McNamara, former editor-in-chief, Game Informer.

    Published: 11/26/2024

  10. Corinne Busche & John Epler, game directors, Dragon Age: The Veilguard.

    Published: 11/19/2024

  11. Sarah Elmaleh, voice actor (Fortnite, Halo Infinite, Gears of War 5).

    Published: 11/12/2024

  12. Matt Firor, founder of ZeniMax Online Studios (The Elder Scrolls Online).

    Published: 11/5/2024

  13. Pitof Comar, film director (Catwoman, Alien: Resurrection).

    Published: 10/29/2024

  14. Hannah Nicklin, playwright, narrative designer (Mutazione, Saltsea Chronicles).

    Published: 10/22/2024

  15. Danny Wallace, writer & broadcaster (Yes Man, Assassin's Creed series).

    Published: 10/15/2024

  16. Nainita Desai, composer (Immortality, Call of Duty, Tales of Kenzera: Zau).

    Published: 10/8/2024

  17. Eugene Jarvis, gamemaker (Defender, Robotron: 2084, Smash TV).

    Published: 10/1/2024

  18. Uwe Boll, film director (House of the Dead, Alone in the Dark, Postal).

    Published: 9/24/2024

  19. Derek Yu, gamemaker (Spelunky, UFO 50).

    Published: 9/17/2024

  20. Correspondence Special #4: Clickbait?

    Published: 9/13/2024

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In My Perfect Console, Simon Parkin, award-winning writer for the New Yorker and The Observer newspaper's video game critic invites a well-known guest from the worlds of gaming, film and television, music, comedy and more to pick the five video games they would like to immortalise on their very own fictional games machine. They discuss those five games in chronological order of release, interspersed with biographical chat about the guest’s life and career –– a lens that often leads to new and unexpected insights."Thoroughly modern and ahead of its time...a gift." - NEW YORK'S VULTURE"Charming, insightful." -- THE GUARDIAN.TIME OUT'S 50 Best Podcasts.(Note: Episode descriptions may contain affiliate links). Be attitude for gains. https://plus.acast.com/s/my-perfect-console. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.